All Too Late

Chapter 417 The Winner Takes It All

A woman as vicious as Luna would never let anyone who owed her off the hook.

Hence, she was determined to stay and watch Nicolette suffer.

“Mom, I’m not leaving. I can’t leave you behind.” Yareli was reluctant.

“Stop wasting time and leave now!” Vanessa gritted her teeth. “Remember this, don’t try to save me or come back for me. Also, be more obedient to your biological father. All he has is a son and a daughter, who are younger than you, but no wife. As long as you use your head the right way, you won’t have to worry about your livelihood.”

“Mom.” Tears welled up in Yareli’s eyes.

“Listen to me. Leave now.” Vanessa caressed her daughter’s face and said, “Go.”

“All right.” Yareli nodded in response.

“Ask Kathleen and the rest to come here,” Vanessa said.

“Okay.” Then, Yareli turned around and left.

Moments later, Kathleen and Samuel entered the room with Charles in tow.

Vanessa stared at them coldly while she stated, “Kathleen, I want you to send Yareli to Turlen. She’ll never return to this country from now onward. What do you say?”

Kathleen replied flatly, “Okay. I agree.”

“Do you promise?” An icy expression shrouded Vanessa’s face.

“If you don’t trust me, we can call off our deal now.” Kathleen remained indifferent.

To that, Vanessa sneered, “You’ve probably figured out what happened by now, haven’t you, Kathleen?”

“I’d still like to hear about it from your perspective,” Kathleen replied.

Vanessa took a deep breath before she began. “It’s simple. Luna is a jealous and narrow-minded person. After she found out about Trevor and your granny, she immediately set off to look for my father, Hector. Then, she told my father she’d collaborate with him on one condition. And that was to kill your mother.”

Kathleen frowned upon hearing that. “Kill?”

nodded before continuing, “However, my father was soft-hearted and left your mother at the entrance of the orphanage owned by the

“That’s a load of crap. Would you still consider me soft-hearted if I provide

a loss

received some benefits from Luna. Why are you trying to

just killed your mother!” Vanessa

had done so, there wouldn’t be so much trouble

That way, your sins would be concealed.” Kathleen sniggered. “Karma has got you back for it now, but you

Vanessa gritted her teeth.

said. “How did you

her all these years. He didn’t expect Luna to catch on to that. At the time, your mother married your father and had given birth

“So, you’re saying Luna was behind the incident when I got separated from my parents in

“Yes.” Vanessa nodded lightly.

his fists tightly

Luna is too

stared directly into Vanessa’s eyes. “What did you and

and continued, “We covered up her trails. You were Luna’s target after your parents passed away. However, no one expected that you

at Samuel

Kathleen that she could have died if the Macari family had not

the Macari family for

Vanessa said. “That’s why we couldn’t get our hands on you. Fortunately, you didn’t have too much interest in your mother’s identity. Thus, we didn’t have to kill you

about Granny? Does her death have anything

her who wanted to end

descended into a moment of deep thought as silence

Trevor over the phone before she passed away,” Vanessa

Kathleen pursed her lips.

nothing to ask

a hint of warmth. “Words alone are not enough.

is locked up in

retrieve it,” Samuel

Vanessa told them the bank where the safety deposit box

many

to retrieve the evidence with just a phone

well?” Kathleen croaked. “From what I know, she often